Sessions
Building Peace Through Traditions at the Youth Summit
Mariam Maghradze
CERVANTES GIMNASIUM AIA GESS
Mariam Maghradze
My name is Mariam Maghradze. I am 14 years old. I live with my parents and my sister. I go to the private school called “Aia-GESS.” I have been studying here for nine years and I love my school with students around me. I can speak English, Russian and am in process of learning Spanish and am looking forward to learning Korean and Chinese. In my free time I like watching movies and listening to music. I am interested in business and I want to become a demanding businesswoman. I think that if I wish I could do this.
Type: Ignite-Style Talk
Location: Room 1316
Date: Tuesday
Time: 12:00-12:30 PM
Session Description
This ignite talk will enable youth to become citizens of the world through a better understanding of the specificity of each other's culture and understanding and encourage youth to share with their international partners. Students proudly display the traditional dances and songs from their culture and highlight the importance of understanding the value. They talk about how valuable culture is, how to bridge for peace and how to respect local cultures differences in order to make peace. Children should be aware of the culture values in their region and recognize the importance of leaving the culture to posterity.
What will youth learn and be able to do at the end of the session?
By giving the opportunity to students to think about what they believe is the cement of their civilization or country, the project will develop their open mindedness and will protect their heritage. The objective is to have everyone participating to actually be aware of the great richness of our various countries. To encourage children to find the similarities in culture in their society and to aware of the values how to bridge culture and peace
Session Resources
Building Peace Through Traditions
Here are the slides of the ignite talk Mariam Maghradze and Ani Metreveli are going to present and music of the dances they will use during their presentation.